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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8156970 | Temperature-compensated dispensing of compressed gases Method for dispensing a gas comprising (a) providing a gas storage system containing pressurized gas and having at least first and second gas storage volumes, first and second flow control valves in flow communication with the first and second gas storage volumes, r... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151832 | Beverage dispensing system A beverage dispensing system comprising a dispensing device including a dispensing valve for dispensing a beverage, an actuator for initiating the dispensing of said beverage through said valve, a display screen having a user interface being coupled to said dispensi... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8069883 | Beverage supply device An object of the present invention is to provide a beverage supply device in which a setting operation for each beverage is simplified and in which supply of a wrong beverage can be avoided in advance. The beverage supply device executes a beverage supply operation ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8042579 | Paint replenishing system for cartridge A quantitation setup mechanism (58) is composed of a piston (62) which is incorporated into a quantitation tank (61) to define therein a metering chamber (63), a quantitation setup portion (65) for presetting a quantity of paint re... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7896036 | Fuel device, vehicle, fuel filling device, and fuel filling system A fuel device for a mobile body comprises a fuel tank, a power consuming device, a fuel filling connector for receiving a fuel supply, and a power supplying connector for receiving a power supply. A fuel filling system comprises a vehicle having a fuel tank and a ta... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7845375 | Beverage dispensing system Beverage dispensing systems are provided. Beverages dispensing systems may detect the presence of a person or container then search for a wireless transponder, which in some embodiments is an RFID tag on the detected person or container. Depending on the detection o... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7726360 | Fuel supply station information distributing system, fuel supply station information distributing server, and fuel supply station information displaying device Fuel supply station information distributing system includes at least one vehicle, an information distributing server and at least one station, which are interconnected through communication line networks. The information distributing server transmits at every given... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7661448 | Automatic liquid dispenser and refrigerator with the same An automatic liquid dispenser and a refrigerator with the same is disclosed wherein a level of liquid to be ejected into a receptacle can be established, and a display module is mounted to thereby enhance a user convenience, and wherein the automatic liquid dispense... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7647954 | Connector apparatus and method for connecting the same for controlling fluid dispensing A connector apparatus for controlling fluid dispensing/transmission that includes a control component for communication between couplers thereof. A first coupler has a transmitter, and is releasably connected with a mating reader coupler that has a transmitter and f... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7617850 | Beverage dispensing system A beverage dispensing system has a container with an upper lip, a bottom and a cylindrical sidewall. A read/write radio frequency identification tag is on a container. A beverage dispenser has a plurality of dispensing valves associated with a plurality of different... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7523770 | Service station for serving requirements of multiple vehicle technologies A service station is provided with a plurality of vehicle servicing islands including liquid fuel blending pumps for dispensing and blending fuel components from underground storage tanks for refueling standard gasoline engine driven vehicles, standard diesel engine... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7458400 | Connective coupling a data interface The aim of the invention is to increase security when connecting a connective coupling (10) used for transferring gaseous and/or liquid fluids, especially for filling motor vehicle fuel tanks, provided with a sliding sleeve (18) in order to lock connec... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7441569 | Will call wireless tank level monitoring system A wireless tank level monitoring system is provided. The system includes a transmitter that is located in close proximity to the storage tank. The transmitter is coupled to a remote-ready tank level gauge, which provides a ratio-metric voltage output proportional to... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7418983 | Beverage dispenser and alarm device for beverage dispenser A beverage dispenser for ejecting a beverage into a receptacle, including a housing including a taking-in/out space, nozzles provided in the beverage dispenser for ejecting the beverage, obstacle detection module for detecting an obstacle around the nozzle, alarm ge... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7403125 | Flow cytometry system with bubble detection The flow cytometry system of the present invention includes a flow channel including an interrogation zone. A light source and a light detector are connected to the interrogation zone, such that a sample flowing through the interrogation zone can be optically analyz... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398803 | Identification and communication system for inflatable devices A pneumatic system consists of an inflatable/deflatable article, for example, a compression garment connected to a pump by connectors, respectively. The connector attached to the garment carries an RFID transponder and a corresponding radio circuit is located within... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7395841 | Method and system for high-speed tablet counting and dispensing A medicament tablet dispensing system and method dispenses any selected number of tablets, up to a maximum number, with minimal dispensing delays. During fill operations, a preset number of tablets are counted and stored in dedicated storage compartments. Dispensing... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7359868 | Method and system to process remote orders A method and system for processing a remote order is described that allows a customer to remotely send a signal to a business. The signal contains the order information for the customer and what the customer wants from the business. Thus, this system allows the busi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7332013 | Compressed air/gas-driven tool with integrated dryness indicator An air/gas-driven tool with an integrated air/gas dryness indicator. The tool includes a housing that defines a cavity. An air/gas dryness detector is disposed in the cavity. An air/gas flow passage is situated to provide a stream of compressed air/gas to the drynes... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328726 | Ramp rate blender The invention provides processes for delivering a blend of two or more compressed gas streams to a receiving vessel at a preset ramp rate under pressure regulation control in response to cumulative mass ratio when at least two of the streams have different compositi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328728 | Mobile emergency response fuel facility A planar support has an upper and lower surface, a front end and a rear end. The support has wheels. A housing mounted on the upper surface has a rear wall, front wall and side walls and a roof to define a space. A wall divides the space into a first chamber and a s... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325408 | Method of controlling a refrigerator A method of controlling a refrigerator having a shaved ice discharger to discharge shaved ice produced within the refrigerator to the outside. The refrigerator includes a shaved-ice maker equipped within a freezing compartment to produce shaved ice, a shaved ice dis... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322384 | Hazardous fluids transfer system and method A hazardous fluid transfer system is automated for controlling transfer of hazardous fluid within a closed environment thus providing protection to an operator handling the transfer. The hazardous fluid is transferred from a source container to a target container us... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318460 | Fuel charging structure of vehicle A fuel gas charging portion structure of a gas fuel vehicle includes a fuel gas charging port to which a fuel charging nozzle of an external fuel charging station is to be connected, an earthing portion to which a earth wire of the fuel gas charging station to be co... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314069 | Fuel container, fuel supply method, fuel filling method, and fuel cell system A fuel cartridge includes a fuel tank which stores fuel to be supplied to a fuel cell of a main device, and a storage unit which stores information on type of fuel, remaining amount of fuel in the fuel tank, and number of times the fuel tank has been used. The fuel ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7299743 | Aerating decanter with dispensing valve This invention combines several processes into on easy to use product. The glass sphere dramatically enhances the aeration procedure by gently exposing air to thin waves of wine as wine passes over the surface of the sphere. The integrated filter provides a larger s... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296600 | Valve assembly and refueling sensor A valve assembly includes a housing having a valve seat defining at least part of a vent passage, a pressure responsive member carried by the housing and defining at least part of a pressure chamber, and a valve carried by the housing and having a closure movable re... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293705 | Radio frequency identification method and system of distributing products A method and system for vending products from a defined area, such as a micro-warehouse with a door. The method includes fitting each product with a radio frequency identification tag, positioning the plurality of products in a micro-warehouse, sensing opening and c... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7289877 | Fuel dispensing system for cash customers The present invention is to provide a fuel dispensing system for enhancing cash transactions wherein the system includes a fuel dispenser associated with a control system and a receiver adapted to receive signals including identification indicia from a remote commun... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286157 | Computerized method and apparatus for determining field-of-view relationships among multiple image sensors A computerized method of image analysis that includes receiving first image data for a plurality of first video frames representing a first scene. Each first video frame is composed of a plurality of image regions, and a first object is present in an image region of... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280673 | System and method for searching for changes in surveillance video Systems and methods for determining when a change has occurred in an area-of-interest included in an image region are disclosed. The system and methods may perform a specially modified background subtraction method. The systems and methods may initialize a backgroun... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275417 | Fueling system vapor recovery and containment performance monitor and method of operation thereof A method and apparatus for monitoring and determining fuel vapor recovery performance is disclosed. The dispensing of liquid fuel into a tank by a conventional gas pump nozzle naturally displaces a mixture of air and fuel ullage vapor in the tank. These displaced va... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267250 | Closure with concertina element and processing means The invention provides in a first aspect a closure (10) for a passageway such as a bottleneck. The closure (10) has a concertina element (16). When the concertina element (16) is released, the closure (10) can be removed from the p... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7268740 | Method for forming radio frequency antenna A metalized circuit suitable for application as a radio frequency antenna is produced by forming an antenna coil pattern on a flexible substrate. The antenna coil pattern is formed using a conductive ink which is patterned on the substrate. The conductive ink is cur... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264026 | Refill and storage holder for personal care appliance A personal care system (1) comprising a personal care appliance (2) which comprises a body (3), an additive outlet (7), and a first reservoir (8) which is connected with said additive outlet (7) and has a refill inlet (25... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261130 | Automated process for counting and filling containers with meat and poultry products An apparatus for delivering desired counts of products to containers. The apparatus includes a conveyor for moving discrete product portions along a path of travel. A force detecting device located along the path of travel measures force applied to the force detecti... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258276 | Radio frequency identification method and system of distributing products A method and system for vending products from a defined area, such as a micro-warehouse with a door. The method includes fitting each product with a radio frequency identification tag, positioning the plurality of products in a micro-warehouse, sensing opening and c... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258142 | Method for correctively controlling gas recirculation system at filling station A gas recirculation system at a filling station is controlled during a refuelling process by generating a corrective control signal used for the next refuelling process, to actuate the gas recirculation system and control the gas volume flow, based on the fuel volum... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259664 | Sensorless fuel level and oil change indicators Sensorless fuel level and oil change indicators are provided in a range extender for an electric vehicle. The range extender includes an engine, and an electric generating device driven by the engine to generate electric power supplied to the vehicle. The fuel level... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7251983 | Secondary containment system and method A pump housing that contains a pump that draws fuel from an underground storage tank containing fuel to deliver to fuel dispensers in a service station environment. The pump is coupled to a double-walled fuel pipe that carries the fuel from the pump to the fuel disp... | 08/07/2007 |
